Category: El Camino de Santiago
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My ‘Why’: Shells and Signs
The Camino chose me before I decided to take this trip. A shell tattoo is a popular commemoration of having completed the Way of St. James (Santiago). The trails and paths are marked throughout Spain by the scalloped shell. But I got this tattoo almost 3 years ago. By accident? Or was it a sign?…
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Preparing for the Camino!
In a little over two weeks, I’ll begin the first stage of the Camino del Norte. Already, it has been quite a journey in preparing. After several signs over the last couple of years, the need for some self-actualization and transformation, a very generous school grant, and the urge to return to my beloved Spain,…
Maria Labbato, PhD 